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Eduard Shevardnadze

Eduard Shevardnadze

Politician

Born: Jan 25, 1928

Died: Jul 7, 2014

Day Even Own Russia Will World

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I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed. Eduard Shevardnadze

Think Way Only Bloodshed Avoid Resignation

Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist. Eduard Shevardnadze

Corruption Own Thoroughly Allow Study Motivations Exist Foundations Eliminate Phenomenon

No Georgian has the right to evade or neglect his duties and responsibilities. Eduard Shevardnadze

Neglect Responsibilities His Georgian Duties Right

Even the pyramids might one day disappear, but not the Palestinians longing for their homeland. Eduard Shevardnadze

Day Longing One Day Disappear Pyramids Might Even Homeland Palestinians

I don't plan to return. I have a lot of unresolved things to do. Eduard Shevardnadze

Unresolved Return Lot Plan Things

I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed. Eduard Shevardnadze

History Man Down Allowed Shed Go Blood Want Who

But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because the street protesters were full of anger and nearly out of control. This is why I thought we needed to find another way out. Eduard Shevardnadze

Anger Impossible Achieve Thought Control State Way Out Find Emergency Another Because Without Another Way Conclusion Came Were Bloodshed After Full Why Street Nearly Second Needed

I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties. Eduard Shevardnadze

Casualties Idea Bloodshed Stand

But eradicating corruption is not enough to sustain a country. Eduard Shevardnadze

Corruption Country Enough Sustain

We also have a real opportunity to join NATO. Eduard Shevardnadze

Opportunity NATO Join Also Real Real Opportunity

The external world is committed to helping Georgia settle its problems. Eduard Shevardnadze

World Problems Settle Georgia Committed Helping External External World

But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely. Eduard Shevardnadze

Indefinitely We Cannot Rely Foreign Cannot Help

As for myself, I was never against Russia. Eduard Shevardnadze

Myself Russia Never Against

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